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REPORT OF THE FEASIBILITY OF PERMITTING THE MOVEMENT OF 14 FOOT WIDE TRAILER COAHCES OVER STATE HIGHWAYS

THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND THE CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL PARTICIPATED IN A DEMONSTRATION OF THE MOVEMENT OF A 14-FOOT-WIDE TRAILER COACH OVER A ROUTE OF 1,000 MILES OF VARIOUS TYPES OF STATE HIGHWAYS AND LOCAL ROADS. THIS DEMONSTRATION WAS UNDERTAKEN IN COOPERATION WITH THE TRAILER COACH ASSOCIATION, WHICH DESIRES TO BE ABLE TO MOVE OR TRANSPORT 14-FOOT-WIDE TRAILER COACHES IN CALIFORNIA. THE DEPARTMENT AND THE PATROL RECOMMEND THAT THE PRESENT POLICY OF PROHIBITING THE MOVEMENT OF SUCH COACHES BE CONTINUED. /AUTHOR/